Music Review

Last month, I cooked an omelette for the first time. I’d never made one up until now, so I thought I’d give it a whirl and see if they’re worth the effort. Reader, I cooked a perfect omelette on my first try. Spurred on by this, I tried…

Sussex-born musician RISE—aka Jo Beth Young—is standing on the precipice of greatness and adoration. A nurtured talent echoes within every inch of her latest album Strangers. This, the follow-up to acclaimed 2018 record An Abandoned Orchid…

Eva Schubert exudes style, grace, and taste on her gorgeous new EP, Hot Damn Romance. With the backing of a talented quartet, her jazzy musings meet slick guitar work and classy brass lines. Schubert is a clever, seasoned songwriter taking…

In this modern age of fake news and the social media rumour mill, reliable sources of information are few and far between. Every day it becomes more difficult to know who to trust. Increasingly, the global political landscape looks less…

Four of Arrows, the sophomore album by Seattle indie pop band Great Grandpa, features the titular tarot card on its cover—a lone soldier surrounded, but not maimed, by four arrows pointed up out of the ground. In tarot, this can symbolise…

Alone I Walk are two brothers from Winnipeg, Canada, delivering a mix of pop-punk and indie rock. Do they have chemistry? Of course, they're brothers. This record is a tale of two songs—not really a shock, with only four tracks. I've said…

Soul and R&B artist NAHLI’s five-track debut, Therapy , is certainly an interesting release. From the get-go, NAHLI deals with tangible themes of toxic love, detailing accounts of anguish and heartbreak throughout. Opening the EP on…

Kristina Stykos is an established name in the industry, with a reputation as a solid recording engineer, producer, and singer-songwriter. Her latest release, River of Light, was recorded in her very own Pepperbox Studio—an off-the-grid…

Alpha Chrome Yayo is certainly a peculiar name for an artist, but it is catchy. When I first saw it, I knew it was my destiny... to write a review of his new EP, After Dinner Cigar. It's a pretty eclectic mix of genres on this release—new…

The sun is shining, birds are singing, my puppy is asleep, and I'm writing reviews. Today, it's Future Echoes by NOVACUB. Who are NOVACUB? They're an indie-pop quartet, including two members of Bloc Party (maybe you've heard of them). …